The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate are currently facing a heavy backlash on social media following a gaffe made by Akpabio.
A video that went viral showed the Senate President announcing to his colleagues at a plenary session that “to enable us enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts by the Clerk of the National Assembly”.
After a verbal reprimand from his colleagues, and in an apparent move to avert public outcry, Akpabio withdraw his statement, saying he had sent prayers instead.
“I withdraw that statement. To allow you to enjoy your holiday, the Senate President has sent prayers to your mailboxes to assist you to go on a safe journey and return,” Akpabio said.
However, the change of tone did little to assuage the masses, many of whom took to Twitter to vent their annoyance.
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@JaypeeGeneral wrote, “He didn’t realize he was still on a live TV, they are suffocating the poor with suffering and enjoying themselves. They don’t care about you and I. SAD!”
@MissPearls wrote, “Godswill Akpabio is an embarrassment of monumental proportions. This is the kind of structure of criminality Obi has been saying he will dismantle. These guys don’t care about people’s suffering, all they want is to loot. Again, no politician in Nigeria is as humane as Obi!”
@VictorIsrael_ wrote, “Godswill Akpabio is a disgrace. He didn’t realise he was on Live TV when he said that a token has been sent to the senators accounts for their holidays. Situation of the country doesn’t concern them. They just want to steal money. God punish anybody supporting this government.”
@Nwaadaz wrote, “He made it worse by withdrawing the statement and tried to fool the public watching.”
@YDBabaAhmed wrote, “I hope all Nigerians and APC Supporters have seen how God exposed the wicked and looters. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his Vultures. Save this video please they will all payback our stolen funds.”
@IkukuomaC wrote, “Senator Godswill Akpabio will possibly be the worst senate President Nigeria has ever had.Look at Godswill simply telling the senator’s money has been sent to the account of senators to enable them enjoy there holidays.. Meanwhile the poor people are used as collateral damage.”
@the_scholar1 wrote, “Godswill Akpabio has on National television claimed to have given all senators token to go for holidays and enjoy themselves, meanwhile a poor man and even a working class man cannot afford one good meal in a day. The Nigerian senate president is unserious about the Nigeria, we have a long way to go.”